United States ships off the shore of Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Low lying hills on the beach of Okinawa. Wrecked ships at the coast as men work on them. United States Naval fleet in the background. A white puff of smoke rises from the beach. Tracers being fired in the dark at night.
United States ships in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Flaks burst in the sky. United States Naval fleet off the shore of Okinawa. Men on the deck of a ship. A white puff of smoke rises from the coast.
Bombs burst and smoke columns rise in Shuri, Okinawa, Japan. Shoreline of Okinawa. Sunken ship close off shore superstructure projects above water. (World War II period).
Animation showing disposition and range of Naval Gunfire supporting the U.S. invasion of Okinawa, in World War II. At times 00:25 battleship USS New York, BB-34, and at time 00:33 foreground, heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City, CA-25; directly behind CA-25 is the battleship USS New York, BB-34; to the right is the battleship USS Nevada, BB-36; to the left is the battleship . all fire heavy guns at Okinawa, Japan. A floating Japanese mine is seen. A Japanese suicide boat. U.S. troops stand by a Japanese suicide "Baka" rocket propelled bomb sitting on a wooden frame. Views of Japanese Kamikaze planes being shot down by U.S. naval antiaircraft fire, at time 00:38 is a Cleveland Class light cruiser firing its forward 6-inch triple mount guns; and time 00:59 to 01:04 a kamikaze flies past the battleship USS Colorado, BB-45 ( in Measure 33/3D camouflage) and past an Astoria Class heavy cruiser. It then explodes on the starboard aft quarter of the USS Idaho, BB-42.
A U.S. air attack on Okinawa, Japan during World War II. U.S. aircraft from U.S. Navy ship USS Yorktown (CV-10) attack Okinawa. An aerial view of the air attack. Japanese ships underway at sea. The aircraft in flight over the target area. Aerial and gun camera views as aircraft drop bombs and strafe the Japanese fleet. Smoke rises as the ships explode due to the bombardment. Splashes in the water. The aircraft bombard the city area on the island. Smoke rises due to bombardment in the city.
The Battle of Okinawa in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. A United States M5 tank with name "Amapola" painted on side is seen passing in the foreground. Two tanks advance and United States Army infantrymen follow behind. The tanks fire. Shells burst. The command post at the top of a ridge. The tanks firing. Smoke columns rise as the tanks fire. U.S. Army Lt General Simon Bolivar Buckner directing operations. United States 6th Marine Division tanks in a valley fire at caves on the side of a cliff. Smoke rises due to the firing, and U.S. infantry advance.